【Product Description】 ■ Title: Kagerofu (Mayfly) ■ Author: Suu Wakai ■ Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten ■ Release Date: 2003/6/30 ■ Hardcover: 201 pages ■ ISBN-13: 978-4048734707 ■ Language: Japanese ■ Content: A hot topic that depicts the limits of body and mind, love and hate, sexuality, the darkness of the heart, and the intense world of men and women! An ominous atmosphere looms... Showa 10, Ueno. Kie, a cafe waitress who exposes her nude body at an art school. A delicate art student, a mysterious postcard seller, a beautiful painter, and a servant of the Yasuo religion. With encounters with men, Kie's life begins to twist. A tearful love novel depicting the nature of a woman played by sensuality and taboo. Tokyo in the early Showa era. ■ About the Author: Suu Wakai [August 11, 1958 –] Novelist. Born in Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture. Real name: Yuko Yamanobe. Graduated from Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen High School. Graduated from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Tohoku Gakuin University. Worked as a sales employee at an advertising agency, a part-time worker at a newspaper company, and a correction instructor. In 1998, won the 86th Bungakukai Newcomer Award for "Noubyouin e Mairimasu." In the same year, the work was nominated for the 119th Akutagawa Prize. From May of the same year, she devoted herself to writing. In the same year, "Katakana Sanjuukyuuji no Isho" was nominated for the 120th Akutagawa Prize. In 1999, "Tenohira no Koishi" was nominated for the 121st Akutagawa Prize. In the same year, "Noubyouin e Mairimasu." was nominated for the 21st Noma Literary Newcomer Award. In 2002, won the 24th Noma Literary Newcomer Award for "Kaiba no Josou." In 2005, graduated from the Department of Shinto Studies, Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University. In October 2010, changed her name to Haru Wakai. 【Product Condition】 ■ Condition: First edition, out of print, with obi, almost new. Rare item. It's in very clean condition, and you wouldn't think it's a product from over 20 years ago. ※ Notes: No returns or exchanges. ※ We will try to accommodate discounts as much as possible. ※ Please ask if you have any questions. #SuuWakai #Kagerofu #Mayfly #LimitsOfBodyAndMind #LoveAndHate #Sexuality #DarknessOfTheHeart #EarlyShowaEra #Tokyo #Hardcover